Colombia
Form of Government: Republic
Population: 44,725,543 (July 2011 est.)
Capital: Bogota
Area: 1,138,910 sq km
Largest Cities: Bogota, Medellin, Cali , Barranquilla. Bucaramanga
Ethnic Groups: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Language: Spanish
Religious Affiliations: Roman Catholic 90%
Education expenditure as a percentage of GDP: 4.8% of GDP (2009)
Number of years of compulsory schooling: 13
Monetary Unit: Colombian Peso
Industries: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement, gold, coal, emeralds
Major trade partners for export: US, EU, China, Ecuador
Major trade partners for import: US, China, Mexico, Brazil, Germany
